Getting here
53.73448, -2.12893
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +58 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bilberry, Heather, Rowan +84 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bilberry, Heather, Rowan +84 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Bilberry, Rowan, Flowering Currant +9 more foraging species
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
11 signed routes nearby · 44 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Rossendale WayWalking route
A high-level route around Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Whitworth in the Rossendale Valley, crossing the open moors and farmland of the South Pennines which roughly follows the Rossendale Borough boundary.
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
Pennine Way (Warland Reservoir to Calder Valley)Walking route
Frieldhurst Roadpublic footpath · 61 m
Frieldhurst Roadpublic footpath · 13 m
🚴Cycling
54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 66Cycling route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Todmorden High School Safe Route to SchoolCycling route
Route 68Cycling route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Main RouteCycling route33 m
🚵Mountain biking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
🐴Horse riding
13 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Blue Bell Lanebridleway · 301 m
Blue Bell Lanebridleway · 15 m
Sagar Lanebridleway · 315 m
Blue Bell Lanebridleway · 154 m
Dundee Roadbridleway · 100 m
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